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Journalists Tipoffs from TNS Newsletter for 2025-11-21 ( 17 items )  
"Informing Tomorrow's World": RSF's 40th anniversary festival saw nearly 2 000 people gather in support of press freedom (10)
PARIS, France, Nov. 19 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * "Informing Tomorrow's World": RSF's 40th anniversary festival saw nearly 2 000 people gather in support of press freedom * To mark its 40th anniversary, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) took over the Gaite Lyrique a digital arts and music centre in Paris with its sell-out festival titled "Informing Tomorrow's World ". By showing up, each participant demonstrated that the fight for press free more PR

2025 Double Helix Medals dinner raises over $7 million (10)
COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, Nov. 20 [Category: Science] -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory posted the following news: * * * 2025 Double Helix Medals dinner raises over $7 million * Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) returned to New York City's American Museum of Natural History on November 19, 2025, for the 20th annual Double Helix Medals dinner. CBS journalist Lesley Stahl emceed the event, which raised over $7 million for CSHL's biological research and education programs. This year's more PR

ABC staff vote 'No' to management's backwards and insulting enterprise agreement offer (10)
SYDNEY, Australia, Nov. 21 [Category: Media] -- The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance issued the following news release: * * * ABC staff vote 'No' to management's backwards and insulting enterprise agreement offer * Staff at the ABC have voted to reject management's insulting enterprise agreement offer, which sought to undermine previous wins, threaten to stall careers and worsen job insecurity. Members of the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance at the ABC are not only fighting for f more PR

Capital Research Center: Hewlett Foundation's Mission to Divide and Rule the Right (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Nov. 20, 2025: * * * The Hewlett Foundation's mission to divide and rule the right A giant left-wing donor has a plan to turn American exceptionalism into European malaise, and one piece of the mission is to co-opt the free society right. By Michael Watson Divide et Impera -- "Divide and rule." Such was the slogan of Macedonian King Phillip II and the Roman emperors who would adopt his approach to controll more PR

DeLauro, Fitzpatrick, and Katie Couric Reintroduce Find It Early Act to Expand Access to Lifesaving Breast Cancer Screening (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro, Fitzpatrick, and Katie Couric Reintroduce Find It Early Act to Expand Access to Lifesaving Breast Cancer Screening * WASHINGTON \Today, U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), along with award-winning journalist and advocate Katie Couric, reintroduced the Find It Early Act. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation would ensure all health insurance plans more PR

Franco's Legacy at 50 (10)
DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 20 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary: * * * Franco's Legacy at 50 Spain on the anniversary of the dictator's death. By Mark Nayler Today is the fiftieth anniversary of the death of the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco. Spain has been celebrating all year, with a calendar of educational and cultural events intended "to highlight the great transformation achieved in this half-century of democracy." Inaugurating the "Spain in Lib more PR

Guinea: Concern Over Apparent Enforced Disappearance of Guinean Opposition Activist's Relatives (10)
GENEVA, Switzerland, Nov. 21 -- The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights issued the following statement on Nov. 20, 2025: * * * Guinea: Concern over apparent enforced disappearance of Guinean opposition activist's relatives The apparent enforced disappearance of family members of Guinean opposition activist Elie Kamano is deeply alarming. We urge the authorities to take all necessary steps to ensure their immediate and safe return to their loved ones, and to conduct more PR

India: IPI, Partners Demand Urgent Protection for Journalist Rana Ayyub Following Death Threats (10)
VIENNA, Austria, Nov. 21 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news: * * * India: IPI, partners demand urgent protection for journalist Rana Ayyub following death threats IPI joins nine press freedom organizations in letter to Indian police commissioner urging further steps to ensure the safety of journalist Rana Ayyub amid escalating threats * The International Press Institute joins nine press freedom organizations in urging Indian authorities to take immediate steps to more PR

Malaysia: PM raises concerns for journalists' welfare and wages (10)
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Nov. 20 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Malaysia: PM raises concerns for journalists' welfare and wages * 20 November 2025 Malaysia's Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, called on the country's media companies to provide fair pay and just financial compensation for journalists' professional work during a meeting with Sabah media workers on November 16. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) a more PR

Nepal: Unlawful Use of Force During 'Gen Z' Protest (10)
NEW YORK, Nov. 19 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Nepal: Unlawful Use of Force During 'Gen Z' Protest * * Security forces in Nepal used disproportionate force against youth-led protests on September 8, 2025, indiscriminately firing on protesters multiple times. * On a second day of violence, people, some apparently not linked to the "Gen Z" protest, set fire to prominent government buildings; assaulted politicians, journalists, and others; more PR

Pulitzer Center Releases AI Spotlight Open Curriculum (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 [Category: Media] -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that say it combines journalism and engagement, posted the following news: * * * Pulitzer Center Releases AI Spotlight Open Curriculum * The Pulitzer Center is thrilled to announce the public release of the AI Spotlight Series, a comprehensive open curriculum designed to support journalists around the world in reporting on artificial intelligence with nuance and impact. Developed in collaboration with leading journal more PR

RSF condemns Trump's dismissal of Khashoggi murder,highlights ongoing repression of Saudi journalists (10)
PARIS, France, Nov. 19 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * United States: RSF condemns Trump's dismissal of Khashoggi murder,highlights ongoing repression of Saudi journalists * Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the outrageous remarks US President Donald Trump made about Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, murdered in 2018 by Saudi officials, during a press conference organised for the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's (MBS) v more PR

Senate Blocks Passage of Kaine's Legislation to Demand Accountability for Saudi-Sponsored Murder of Virginia Resident Jamal Khashoggi (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Blocks Passage of Kaine's Legislation to Demand Accountability for Saudi-Sponsored Murder of Virginia Resident Jamal Khashoggi * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke on the Senate floor to ask unanimous consent for passage of his resolution to commemorate the seventh anniversary of journalist and Northern Virginia res more PR

Seton Hall: Center for Sports Media Expands Experiential Learning and Industry Partnerships This Fall (10)
SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Nov. 21 -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: * * * Center for Sports Media Expands Experiential Learning and Industry Partnerships This Fall The Center for Sports Media has had an active fall semester, marked by expanded experiential learning opportunities and on-site industry experiences, as well as strengthened partnerships with ESPN and NBC Sports. For this academic year, the Center broadened its Pirates in the Field program from six to 15 experien more PR

Stuart Scott's legacy comes to life in ESPN's upcoming 30 for 30 'Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott,' presented by Modelo, premiering December 10 at 9pm ET on ESPN (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, Nov. 20 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Stuart Scott's legacy comes to life in ESPN's upcoming 30 for 30 'Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott,' presented by Modelo, premiering December 10 at 9pm ET on ESPN ESPN today released the official trailer for "Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott," presented by Modelo, the next installment in its Peabody and Emmy Award-winning 30 for 30 documentary series. Premiering D more PR

Transnational repression: RSF calls on G7 to take concrete protective measures (10)
PARIS, France, Nov. 20 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Transnational repression: RSF calls on G7 to take concrete protective measures * From 21 to 23 November, the interior ministers of the G7 countries will meet in Ottawa, Canada, to discuss security policy. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) demands that transnational repression be made a key topic of discussion and that the G7 adopt strategies to better protect those affected. In June 2025, the more PR

Vindman Leads 37 Colleagues in Demanding Trump Release the Full Transcript of Trump's 2019 Call with Mohammed bin Salman (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Leads 37 Colleagues in Demanding Trump Release the Full Transcript of Trump's 2019 Call with Mohammed bin Salman * "Americans deserve answers regarding your communications with the Crown Prince, as well as any promises, favor or commitments exchanged during the conversation." Washington, D.C. Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) today led a group of 37 U.S. House lawmakers in sending a l more PR